Shooting Star
Subtitle: the life of Richard Seaman
Publisher: Transport Bookman Publications
Published: June 1, 2000
Place of publication: Isleworth, Middlesex
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780851840659
Subjects: Biography: sport; Car racing; Motor racing drivers; Richard Seaman
Description: A biography of the motor-racing driver Richard Seaman (1913-1939).
Notes: Green boards with non-metallic gold title etc. to spine. Illustrated (mainly by b/w photographs, but also two colour plates). Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction and Acknowledgements
pagenum: 6; title: PART ONE: Relentless Ambition; label: 1
title: A Gilded Youth
pagenum: 11; label: 2
title: School and University
pagenum: 13; label: 3
title: The MG
pagenum: 17; label: 4
title: The ERA - Seman's Despair
pagenum: 22; label: 5
title: The ERA - Seaman's Delight
pagenum: 29; label: 6
title: The Delage
pagenum: 40; label: 7
title: Demolishing the ERAs
pagenum: 47; label: 8
title: Going for Gold
pagenum: 54; label: 9
title: Waiting in the Wings
pagenum: 66; title: PART TWO: His Shining Hour; label: 10
title: Leaving Home
pagenum: 73; label: 11
title: Racing with Mercedes-Benz
pagenum: 76; label: 12
title: George
pagenum: 86; label: 13
title: Thirteen Again - and Again!
pagenum: 88; label: 14
title: Winding Down
pagenum: 97; label: 15
title: Disappointment at Donington
pagenum: 99; label: 16
title: Winter Blues - Summer Love
pagenum: 106; label: 17
title: A Famous Victory
pagenum: 115; title: PART THREE: Joy and Despair; label: 18
title: Erica
pagenum: 133; label: 19
title: His Greatest Race
pagenum: 143; label: 20
title: Getting Engaged
pagenum: 151; label: 21
title: A Mother Scorned
pagenum: 159; label: 22
title: Married Bliss
pagenum: 165; label: 23
title: To Stay or to Go?
pagenum: 169; label: 24
title: The Final Thirteen
pagenum: 177; label: 25
title: Farewell
pagenum: 188; label: 26
title: And Finally ...
pagenum: 191; title: Obituary
pagenum: 193; title: Results
pagenum: 194; title: Index
pagenum: 197; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 200; title: Photo Credits
pagenum: 200